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To: OLDTRADER who wrote (145630)	10/23/1999 11:47:00 AM
From: Jose Tovar	Respond to of 176387

<<Taiwan's export-driven economy was less rattled by the 7.6 Richter quake than economists had feared>> Taiwan Update: The Road to Recovery Posted: Oct. 22, 1999 Full steam ahead as exports grow 3.5% Foreign orders for Taiwan goods rose an annualized 3.53 percent to US$10.74 billion in September, a higher-than-expected total that indicated foreign customers were unworried by the major September earthquake that briefly halted industry. The economic ministry, in its monthly report, said export orders were growing at an even faster pace in October, predicting an annualized rise of four to five percent despite the September 21 quake that sparked fears of business being diverted elsewhere. "With our strong export competitiveness and the continued global recovery, we can expect to score high marks in exports," said ministry chief statistician Chang Yao-tsung. Analysts said Taiwan had done a good job of letting trade partners know that quake damage to production lines was limited, adding that, especially in the high-technology sector, overseas customers had few other places to turn. "A huge number of Taiwan export orders are for high-tech products, which can't be replaced just like that," said Albert Lin, research vice president at Hotung Securities. "What's more, high-tech production resumed rather quickly as power rationing in the industry was temporary." Before the earthquake, the ministry had expected to post record export orders in September, initially forecasting growth of around 10 percent year-on-year. Yet despite the September impact, the new data showed that Taiwan's export-driven economy was less rattled by the 7.6 Richter quake than economists had feared. An October 19 Reuters poll of 11 economists forecast on average that September orders would rise just 0.58 percent. Some had said they would be happy to see any growth at all after the earthquake stalled factories with widespread power cuts. The ministry attributed the brisk September export order growth to strong seasonal demand for technology exports with the arrival of the Christmas shopping season. Orders in the electronics sector rose 10.23 percent from a year earlier and those in the information technology and telecommunications sector gained 3.3 percent, an economics ministry statement showed. Another factor behind the healthy gain was a steady rise in plastics prices, which prodded trading partners to place orders in advance of further increases, it said. Orders to the plastics industry rose a standout 18.59 from the same 1998 period. Metals orders also benefited from the global economic recovery, with basic metals up 14.11 percent, the statement said. Orders from the United States and Europe both slipped in September, with US orders down 2.94 percent from a year earlier and European orders inching down 0.78 percent. Taiwan posted gains with major Asian partners, however. Orders from Japan jumped 22.88 percent. The economic ministry said Taiwan picked up 35 percent of Japan's export orders due to the island's increasingly competitive electronics sector. Orders from Hong Kong-much of which are destined ultimately for mainland China-rose 6.96 percent year-on-year. globalsources.com

To: OLDTRADER who wrote (145630)	10/24/1999 5:19:00 AM
From: Yaacov	Respond to of 176387

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To: OLDTRADER who wrote (145630)	10/24/1999 7:43:00 AM
From: Dorine Essey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Bill, Good morning, Dorine What do you think of this? I thought I read something about this regarding DELL. 10/23/99 - Compaq Touts Wireless Network Device Oct. 23 (Houston Chronicle/KRTBN)--Compaq Computer Corp. on Monday will introduce a line of wireless networking devices that let employees" portable PCs stay connected to a corporate network as they move around the workplace. Compaq also will announce new portable computers that use a mobile version of Intel Corp."s Pentium III chip, as well as two new lines of laptops. The wireless products include network cards with antennas designed to fit into desktop and notebook PCs for $199, and a wireless base station -- dubbed an access point -- that can handle up to 256 users for $899. Shannon White, product marketing manager for Compaq"s connectivity products, said the company also is offering a software-based version of the access point for $125. Users can install the software on a PC and use one of the desktop wireless networking cards as a transmitter, cutting down on the cost. The wireless setup can transmit data at 11 megabits a second -- slightly faster than standard Ethernet speeds -- but that rate declines the further a receiver is from the base station. It is an expansion of Compaq"s wireless networking products, which previously worked at just 2 megabits a second. It makes the Houston-based PC maker a more aggressive competitor in a rapidly growing field that includes Lucent Technologies, 3Com, Dell, Nokia and Apple. Although these products are aimed at businesses, Compaq has said it plans to offer wireless networks aimed at home users starting in the first quarter of next year. Those products will use a standard that allows for 1.5-megabit data transfers. Compaq"s portables division will introduce a new line of low-end notebooks, as well another line of low-cost, all-in-one machines. Eric Brennan, director of product marketing for Compaq"s portable group, said the Armada V300 is a replacement for the Armada 1500c, Compaq"s so-called "value" line. It starts at $1,499 and features Intel"s Celeron processors, both passive- and active-matrix screens and 32 megabytes of memory in the starting configuration. The new Armada E500 is being touted as the convenience line, capable of holding as many as three batteries at once, Brennan said. The line replaces the Armada 1750 family and starts at $2,099. It uses mobile Pentium II and Pentium III processors up to 500 megahertz and active-matrix screens up to 15 inches in size. Compaq also will add Pentium III chips to its existing Armada E700 and M700 lines. On Monday, Intel Corp. will announce new desktop Pentium III chips that had been delayed because of technical problems with supporting chipsets. Compaq is expected to offer systems that use the chips, which are expected to be as fast as 733 MHz. That would make the Intel chips faster than the new Athlon processors recently launched by rival Advanced Micro Devices. Compaq is expected to offer desktop PCs with the new chips in all its lines, including Deskpro, Prosignia and Presario. By Dwight Silverman -0- To see more of the Houston Chronicle, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to chron.com (c) 1999, Houston Chronicle. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. CPQ, INTC, LU, COMS, DELL, NOK.A, AAPL, END!A3?HO-COMPAQ